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You would think that if a company donates parts for the robot they would give us the name of where we can find them for less money.
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Atwood is not the supplier of the motor. Atwood buys the motors from Chiaphua.
I found Chiaphua in my day job, I begged them for motors for FIRST. In the end, they couldn't swing a full donation, but they could give FIRST a good price.
I then went to my management and FIRST and, after much begging and pleading, I got them to buy the motors for the 2002 kit (Delphi bought most of them).
I am sorry that we couldn't find a cheaper way to have spares available, but frankly, at the time, I was glad to discover that they would be available at any price -- which is not the case for some motor FIRST has used in the past.
On balance, I think we are lucky to have them.
Joe J.